REGULAR MEMBERSHIP MEETING          NOVEMBER 29, 2001        4:00 P.M.

 

The regular 1st  Shift membership meeting was held on Thursday, November 29, 2001 at 4:00 p.m. with Keith Hammond presiding.

 

The 49 members present paid their respects to the flag.

 

Prayer was held for the membership and for the local.

 

Roll call was taken with Randy Mixon on vacation, Ron Brewer, Darren Booth, Scott Bowling, Jim Bonner, Kathy Coleman, Larry Combs, Jerry Fyffe, George Kleinfelder, Tracey Kelly, Lester Knight, Rick Inman, Brian Lyons, Mark Shinkle absent.

 

Motion made and seconded to dispense with the reading of the October membership minutes, subject to question.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion made and seconded to approve the November executive board minutes subject to question.

 

Executive Board Recommendations:

 

Recommend $100 donation to Local 696 MD Poker Run.

 

Recommended we send two benefit representatives to the Worker’s Compensation Institute in Columbus, Ohio.

 

Recommended taking David Hill to Troy, Michigan to the state of the business meeting on December 10 and 11.

 

Recommended taking the bargaining committee to the next conference board meeting in Sarasota, on February 25^th, 2002.

 

Recommended taking the next rotation of District 7 delegates and the COPE chairman to the District 7 meeting in Melbourne, Florida in March.

 

Recommended making a $250 donation to the retiree Christmas party.

 

Recommended that the membership meeting for December be cancelled.

 

Tabled the recommendation for changing the first shift meeting time from 4 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

Motion seconded and carried unanimously.

 

 

REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN, DAVE HEIZER:

 

Reported on the status of the grievance procedure.

 

Active last month at 3^rd:   586

 

This month at 3^rd:    307

 

Appeal Step:   4

 

Paragraph 99 – 3

 

Zone 1 – 32

Zone 2- 58

Zone 3 - 84

Zone 4 – 133

 

Reported on Employment Status level.

 

Active Employment   2004

Leaves  - 85

Lay offs – 0

 

Reported that there have been tentative talks of layoffs, and on incentive retirements. 

 

Reported on the Don Runkle tour.

 

Motion made and seconded to approve the chairman’s report subject to question.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, DAVID HILL:

 

Reported on the upcoming changes in benefits that were reported at the last conference board meeting. Members will be able to use a website to check on all of their vitals.  There will be ports in the plant, so employees can use their pass to access their information. 

 

Reported that the company is trying to prepare itself for the year 2003 and the HIPPA Law, which will cause drastic changes in benefit procedures.

 

Answered questions about the United HealthCare $10 office visits and $5 prescription co-pays effective in January.

 

Motion made and seconded to approve the executive secretary’s report, subject to question.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

 

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT, KEITH HAMMOND:

 

Keith thanked Don Brewer for heading up the COPE drive.

 

Reported that he would like all members with family members called to active duty because of September 11^th, bring in a picture or bio so that we can publish it in Union Dos.

 

Reported on the November 16 Bus rally to Philadelphia in Support of GE Local 119.  He thanked everyone who made the trip for participating.

 

Reported that flu shots would be held Sunday, December 2^nd from 1-3 p.m..  Noted that we had very little advance notice of the rescheduling.

 

Reported on the reduction of rent that the Union pays to Twenty Madison Street to $500 a month.

 

Reported that in order to save costs, for the time being, the Union Do’s newsletter will be published twice yearly, in the months before a Fish Fry. Between issues, we will publish information on the website.

 

Reported that we will begin publishing membership meeting minutes on the website in January.

 

Reported that Jim Thompson has ordered a new security system for the plant.

 

Reported that there will be permit parking places for people on short-term disability.

 

Reported on the Children’s Christmas party on December 16^th.

 

Reported that the Fish Fry raised $4,006.00

 

Reported that the mattress sale raised $126.00, to be used to offset costs of the Christmas party.

 

Reported that he gave the Executive Board a copy of the Local 755 travel regulations and asked for a vote to approve as written as the official travel regulations for the Local.

 

Motion seconded and approved unanimously.

 

Reported on two resignations, Roger Smith and Dave Roberts.  They were replaced by Von Fessler and Steve Daughtery.

 

Reported on CWA, Joe Beirne and Union plus college scholarships for 2002-2003 school year.

 

Motion was made and seconded to approve the President’s report.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

Don Brewer reported that Mayor Rhine Mclin is scheduled to speak at our next membership meeting on January 24, 2002.

 

Motion made and seconded to approve the committee reports.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

GOOD AND WELFARE: 

 

Al Phillips and Pat Rickman reported that they were working on Toys for Tots and recommended that we continue to work on it next year.

 

NO OLD BUSINESS: 

 

NO NEW BUSINESS:   

 

Motion approved.

 

Meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.

 

Dave Hill

Executive Secretary